2. copy both files there. To achieve this, I will burn it as data in a CD and then, copy it to the new partition.How can I copy it? I have no idea. Can I use the console that comes in VL (when it is not installed, because I can reach that console...) to copy the both iso/vinstall-iso files?

3. execute the vinstall-iso.

4. After successful installation, I will run gparted or another partitioning software and delete and re-allocate the partition created ad-hoc in step 1.

will copy the file, same with the script. You can check the "install from a windows host" too. This is what I did once in a friend's computer with no cd-rom: I take a hd with a fat32 partition (with windows on it) from another computer, I prepared the hd as described on the docs (copy the iso file, loadlin, etc...), I pluged the hd on the host machine, I booted the host with a bootable dos floppy, then I followed the instructions (cd to loadlin...), the regular installer starts and everything goes fine from there.This allows me to not format and make partitions to another hd to just move the iso file.

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dd if=... of=... but again, it failed copying the .iso. It usually copied a few megabytes and then stop...

That's when an idea come to my mind: copy the .iso from a Kingston Datatraveler USB pen drive.So, I booted with a Damn Small Linux to a command line as a root and with some switches. The USB pendrive was listed in /proc/scsi/scsi, and also /proc/bus/usb was mounted (but I'm not sure what would I want that directory mounted).

But, because of my bad luck, I wasn't able to mount the pendrive and browse the files inside it. Why? I don't know.It failed to mount any /dev/sda* to /mnt/sda* telling me that

Well, I have gone a step further and achieved to copy the VL .iso to a HD partition (I did it by running a Xubuntu Live CD that mounted the USB pen drive and move the .iso from the pendrive to the HD).

Then, I booted with the VL Linux CD I have burned soem days ago and went to the terminal so I can run the installation from the harddrive.

BUT I failed (once again).It told me I have to run vinstall-iso as root.

"Error: must run as root""Please, login as root or call su first"

I thought I already was root, but it seems I'm not root.

I have tried "sudo -su", "su root", etc but I can't become root... so I can't install VL linux yet.It says that "su" or "sudo" are not found...Any other command/way to become roout?